Man. Just once I wish they'd do a series of shows where the setlists were done Jam-band style where they were vastly different each night and pulled from the deepest of the deep cuts. I'd definitely do multiple shows on a tour like that.

Walmart has the DVD/CD set for $15 bucks. Haven't watch the DVD yet but I'm about halfway through the CD now. They are tuning down a full step instead of just a half step like they used to do. I'm sure it's to accommodate Paul's aging voice. It does make some of the songs sound even nastier like Parasite and even Tears are Falling.

MUSIC FROM "THE ELDER"... a rightly-ridiculed travesty, or an underrated gem?

I love it... my only exceptions being some slightly dippy & pretentious lyrics; an overly-affected vocal style from Paul Stanley in some songs; and, you know, just that they called this a KISS album. Had it been treated as some sort of "side project" instead, maybe with a new & different band name, perhaps fans would have thought better of it?

I just remembered,i saw Kiss live on the Sonic Boom tour too,how did i forget that?????? As for The Elder,i love it,can`t fault any of the songs,just a bit disappointing that the story isn`t very cohesive! What a great instrumental in Escape From The Island! Anyone heard Cher`s cover of A World Without Heroes?

THE ELDER will always be an oddity, chronologically sandwiched between one of their poorest albums (UNMASKED) and one of their best (CREATURES OF THE NIGHT). The concept album, story arc and musical approach of the songs seem to have come out of the blue, for a band mostly noted for their "party all night" and "I'm awesome--let's f__k" tunes, but I had kind of an epiphany about THE ELDER a few years back:

If you made yourself a burned-CD (or mixtape, back in the day!) of some of KISS' darker tunes or more obscure cuts, you might have a fascinating "Prelude to THE ELDER," which would more seamlessly blend straight into their notorious 1981 commercial dud. Play these to yourself in advance of your next listen of MUSIC FROM "THE ELDER" and you might be surprised how much better and more convincing the album as a whole could sound:

Almost Human is so damn awesome. I don't know why it never "made it" as a big KISS tune. To my knowledge, they've only played hints of it acoustically and have never done a proper version of it live. It would sound perfect tuned down like they seem to be doing now.

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